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This is a general HN policy question. When I first opened this post it was a link to the Gizmodo article talking about the study. It, in turn, linked to the En
by lsaferite 9y ago
This is a general HN policy question.
When I first opened this post it was a link to the Gizmodo article talking about the study. It, in turn, linked to the Endgadget article and the source PDF. Why was this HN post hijacked to remove the Gizmodo, and by extension Endgaget, article(s) and point directly to the PDF instead? Is there no value in the content of those two articles reporting on the study?
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- lmkg 9y agoHN Guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Section "In Submissions," third paragraph: Please submit the original source. If a post reports on something found on another site, submit the latter. I don't know about the particular links in this specific context, but in general many "science news" articles tend to have low or no value added (in some cases negative, if they mislead or distort). HN prefers discussion center around the study itself, not on some journalist's opinions or summary of the study. There are exceptions, this is a broad over-generalization, I don't speak for HN, etc.
- lsaferite 9y agoI this case it went from a link I would click and then perhaps choose to D/L the PDF, to a link I won't knowingly click since it's a direct PDF link. So, while I understand the reasoning, I disagree with it's application in this instance.
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- optimusrex 9y agoMy original post was the Gizmodo article, but it seems a moderator updated the link to point the the PDF. I have no problem linking to the actual study. Here is the original link with some opinion and commentary. https://gizmodo.com/researchers-conclude-googles-play-store-is-likely-chock-1825281473 https://gizmodo.com/researchers-conclude-googles-play-store-...
- AdmiralAsshat 9y agoHN prefers linking to primary sources and using original titles. It can be a little frustrating sometimes, particularly if the original title is vague or non-descriptive (e.g. "My Next Journey" instead of the more informative "Blah blah Steps Down as CEO of _____"), and if a different article provides a particularly juicy tidbit or summary of the article.